English verb: stand sentinel | |||
| 1. | stand sentinel (social) watch over so as to protect | ||
| Samples | We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves. The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen. | ||
| Synonyms | keep guard, stand guard, stand watch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guard | ||